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1、UNIT6ALLINTHEPASTLanguagepoints1.…towagewaragainstamonstroustyranny,neversurpassedinthedark,lamentablecatalogueofhumancrime.(Para2)Thesentencemeanstofightagainstanevildictatorshipworsethananythathasexistedbeforeinhumanhistory,despitealltheterriblementherehavebeen
2、inthepast.2.Butself-beliefwassomethinghemaintaineddespiteratherthanbecauseofhisfamily.(Para4)YoumightthinkthatcomingfromsuchagreatfamilywaswhatgaveChurchillhisself-confidence,butactually,hisfamilydidnothingtoencouragehim.3.HisfatherLordRandolphChurchill…andhismot
3、her,Jennie…werebothcoldanddistantpeople.(Para4)Coldanddistantpeoplerefertothosewhoarenotwillingtoshoworgiveaffection,andwhoareveryformalandunemotional.4.…Winston'sfatherpredictedhischildwould"degenerateintoashabby,unhappyandfutileexistence".(Para4)Winston'sfather
4、predictedthatWinstonwouldgetworseashegrewolderandwouldhaveanuninteresting,unrespectable,sadandpointlesslife.5.Thiswastheonsetofhisfirstmajorboutofdepression,acursehecalledhis"blackdog".(Para8)Blackdoghereisametaphor.Depressionisseenasdark/black,anditfollowsonearo
5、undasdoesone'sdog.Italsocausespain.TheblackdogisalsoassociatedwiththeDevil.6.Shekepthimtogether,buthegothimselfoutofit,intrueChurchillianfashion.(Para8)Clementinehelpedherhusbandalotatthatbadtimetofunctionfromdaytoday,butitwashistypicalpersonalmentalstrengththatb
6、roughthimbacktonormal.7.Butby1930,Labourwasinpowerandhewasonthebackbenches,anobodyandahas-been.(Para9)SomeoneonthebackbenchesreferstoamemberofParliamentwithoutagovernmentposition(ministerssitonthefrontrowofseats/benchesandtheirfollowersandsupportersbehindthem).An
7、obodyandahas-beenreferstoapersonofnoimportanceinpolitics,andsomeonewithonlyapast,nopresentorfuture.8.Helargelysatoutthe1930sathiscountryretreatChartwell.(Para9)Theexpressionsitoutisametaphorfromsport:Someplayerssitonabenchasreserves.Churchillwaslikethispoliticall
8、y:Nooneaskedhimtoleavehisseatandcomeandtakepart.HedidnotneedtobeinLondonmuchandcouldstayathomeinthecountryside.9.Thebillboardssaid"CheerChurchill,VoteLabour",a
